The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-23
THE FIRE LADDIES
Cheered by the Crowds In the Streets
of Brunswick.
Kennebec, the Home Favorite, Re-
tains it's Hard Won Prizes
The Big Parade, Delicious Dinner
and Successful Ball.
Especial to the PREss.]


Especial to the PREss.]
BRUNSWICK, Sept. 22.-This has been
grand gala day at Brunswick, everybody
turning out to welcome the sire laddies,'
and the streets were thronged with specta-
tors. The college students "cut" their
studies for the day, and even the professors
were seen on the streets, appearing much as
If they were making the most of the occa-
sion. The day was warm and fair, and the
visiting fremen attended in large numbers.
| The first train brought several companies,
and the arrivals continued until noon, when
the Hydrant Company of Belfast came,
few minutes too late to join the procession
when it first started.
The attendance was larger than last year,
but none failed to be entertained or provided
for. Great credit is due the committee of
arrangements, which consisted of the follow
ing: e. III. Woodsde, chief engineer; Thom-s
| as Melcher, 1st assistant engineer; Charles
| Simpson, I'd assistant engineer; Charles E.
Townsend. Q. I. Despeaux, Charles Nash,
George Eaton, William Lubee, Fred Pierce,
Winfield McKenney, Robert Dunning, and
| ii. NJ. Doughty. ~
After the parade which started at IL As a.
M, the visitors were escorted to the dining
hall, which was in charge of George A. Ea-
ton, where they found the long tables well
loaded with all manner of eatables, aud
| plates laid for $50 persons. The procession
formed in front of the college grounds, and
marched, in the following order, down Main
street to Mill, to Union, to Potter, to Cleve-
land, to Federal, to Main, and around Park
| Row to the hall:
Juvenile Band of Brunswick.
Second Platoon, First Maine Battery.
| Kennebec Company, Brunswick.
| Cushnoc Steamer Augusta.
| Cushnoc Company. Augusta.
Gen. Bates Company, Lisbon.
| Hecia Company, Randolph.
| Excelsior Company, Auburn.
Sc. Joseph Band Brunswick
| Niagara Company, Brunswick
Safeguard Company Kennebunk.
| Thomast0n Band, Thomaston.
| H. H. Counce Company, Thomast0n.
| hennebec steamer, Bath.
Fife and Drum Corps.
Union Company, Ellsworth.
| Old kennebec Company, Bath.
| Hydrant CompanytB Belfast.
Marshal e. G. Townsend, with o. Il. Des-
peaux and Geo. l.. Thompson as aids, rode
on horses at the head of the procession. The
Kennebec hand machine of Brunswick has
been prize winner. In the window of j.
ID. Brackets store ON Main street were dis
| played three silver trumpets, two silver
water pitchers, two clocks and handsome
! banner, which have been won as prizes by
| this machine. The banner bore the fol-
| lowing inscription
Brunswick and Topsham Champion
Banner.
On the other side:
sy eef M / Pns Ps ne 1sh
2o6 feet 51@ inches; June 10th, 1880,
200 feet Ss4 inches
The prizes offered for today's contest
were, first, to hand engine, silver water
pitcher; second, silver trumpet; for sweep
stakes, silver water pitcher and cup; for
| steamers, silver water pitcher.
! After dinner, people began to throng in
front of the town hall to witness the prize
contests. Mr.. Geo. Thompson was starter,
and Mr.. L. c. Peck acted as referee The
muster was one of the largest ever held in
the State, and the crowd which gathered
showed deep interest in the contest about
to take place. There were eleven hand en-
gines entered and the following are the dis
tances played by each:
Citizens. Richmond, 162 feet IL "a inches; Safe
Guards, Kennebunk. 149 feet 8 inches; Niagara,
Brunswick, 1S7 feet IL inches; Excelsior, Au-
| feet inches; r. III. Counce, Thomasten, 176 feet
inches; Gen. Bates, Lisbon, ,179 feet 41a inches;
Union, Ellsworth, 207 feet inches; Hydrant
| Belfast l91 feet 4ia inches; Hecla Randolph 1853
feet inches; Kennebec, Brunswick, 210 feet
| inches.
! The KenDebec Brunswick, came last and
the most intense excitement prevailed when
she was put to trial. Up to this time the
Union, of Ellsworth, was the first and it was
evident that if the Kennebec did not defeat
her, the prize would be carried away by the
visitors. There was very little wind at the
| time and the Kennebec was worked under
the most favorable circumstances. She was
| given four trials and then the result of her
best effort was taken. The people crowded
| about the spot where the last drop fell and it
was fully ten minutes before the measure
| ment was perfected. When the distance was
| announced, 210 feet inches, the throng
| cheeTed Justify.
| The Kennebec, Brunswick, won the first
| prize in the sweepstake contest and in the
contest for hand engines. the Union, Els
| worth, carried away the first prize and the
Hydrant, Belfast, the second
In the contest between the steamers the
| kennebec No. 3, Bath, defeated the Cush-
noe of Augusta. These two steamers were
the only ones at the muster. The trial of
the hand engines began at $50 p. M, and it
was $50 o'clock when the steamers finished
| tuCu StIuSSic.
The companies now moved toward the de-
pot to the strains of martial music. While
waiting for the train Mr.. c. E. Clark, of the
Clark Cornet Band, played an excellent cor
net solo which was loudly applauded. The
brunswick Juvenile Band gave concert in
the afternoon which was greatly admired by
crowd OF listeners. Deputy Sheriff Des-
peanX preserved excellent order and much
credit is due to his efforts. The day before
the muster he seized LOG gallons of liquor
thus destroying source of much trouble,
and yesterday he arrested man who was
peddling liquor from large bottles which he
carried in his pockets
In the evening grand fTemen's ball was
held in the town hall. The floor managers
were q, A. Eaton, G. III. Nash and c. p.
Stinchfeld.
In the hand tub contest the cylinder of the
II. ID. Connel was broken in the second trial.
but she had already played 176 feet, inches
Inc pump was working well at the time and
it is probable that she would have stood near
the first but for the accident.
The parade was an excellent one The
firemen marched well, the bands furnished
the best of music, and the appearance of the
| whole procession as it moved along through
the crowded streets was all that could be de-
sired by those who were the most interested
| in the success of the muster.
UEMENTED LIZZIE FRANKLIN.
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